2003 Pontiac Montana Estimate of Repair Cost

2003 PONTIAC MONTANA
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A JOHNSTON
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Electrical problem
2003 Pontiac Montana Two Wheel Drive Automatic 50,000 miles

Hello
I had 2 burned out brake lights last week and because they were both out and the fuses looked 'melted', the mechanic told me it could be a sign of an electrical problem and to keep a close eye on the brake lights. Sure enough, another has burned out today. Any idea of cost to fix the problem?
Thanks
Alix
Aug 22, 2009 at 9:52 PM
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BLUELIGHTNIN6
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electrical issues like this are hard to chase down. it can take 5 minutes or 5 hours to find the problem. since the brake lamp circuitry is really a more smaller circuit on the vehicle, it shouldn't take very long. most shops will charge around $70 to diagnose then another $50 - $80 per hour to fix the problem, just depends on what the problem is in order to give a better estimate though.
Aug 23, 2009 at 12:35 AM
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